Dedicated lifeboat supporter Eileen Whittingham from Solihull raised more than £1,100 for the RNLI when she walked the length of the causeway to Corbiere Lighthouse on Jersey.

What made the walk so special is that Eileen uses artificial legs, having lost both hers through a rare circulatory disorder.

Television actor John Nettles, star of the 'Bergerac' series set in Jersey, heard of her plan and accompanied Eileen on her walk along the uneven surface of the quarter-mile-long causeway.

Eileen's attempt to climb the steps of the lighthouse was thwarted - by angry, nesting seagulls half-way up the stairway! Eileen is pictured at the lighthouse celebrating the successful completion of her walk with actor John Nettles.

(Photo courtesy Jersey Evening Post).